Ritz Camera won't price match

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Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for $1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.

What's the trick to this game? Tnx for any help. Wow, if I can get past this hurdle, I can go shoot pictures, which is MUCH more fun.

frankB
 
Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did
the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for
$1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I
explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He
said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.

What's the trick to this game? Tnx for any help. Wow, if I can
get past this hurdle, I can go shoot pictures, which is MUCH more
fun.

frankB
I'd stay away from Buydig.com if the Nikon rebate figures into your decision, which I assume it does. Buydig has a habit of failing to include the rabate form with the product, and then refusing to send it later. There are at least two threads on this forum about this issue. Nikon will not give you the rebate unless you obtain the form from the retailer.

Buydig will give you extremely prompt service when you buy, but then will ignore you when there's a problem, which occurs frequently.
 
I'd stay away from Buydig.com if the Nikon rebate figures into your
decision, which I assume it does. Buydig has a habit of failing to
include the rabate form with the product, and then refusing to send
it later. There are at least two threads on this forum about this
issue. Nikon will not give you the rebate unless you obtain the
form from the retailer.

Buydig will give you extremely prompt service when you buy, but
then will ignore you when there's a problem, which occurs
frequently.
I agree. That's why I'd like to order from Ritz. Others said they got Ritz to match, but I'm curious what they said to do that. I'll consider Buydig otherwise, because $1127 is still cheaper than $1299 minus the $100 rebate. Tnx,

frankB
 
Believe me, The savings won,t be worth it, What if you need service? I have only heard bad things about Buydigi. It's your money, Go to resellers.com and check them out.
--
Live like there is no tomorrow.
 
Believe me, The savings won,t be worth it, What if you need
service? I have only heard bad things about Buydigi. It's your
money, Go to resellers.com and check them out.
--
Live like there is no tomorrow.
Ritz, Wolf et al are terrible in my opinion. I used to be able to get local Wolf to deal-no more. That's the price-take it or leave it. So, I have left them for good. Have not been in their store in 2 years.And their inventory has gone from lots of "good" stuff to mostly low end. I now go to local Pro Photo Supply, The ShutterBug or B&H/Adorama. My .02
Regards,
Shooter2
 
I'll say this for Ritz. I got my D70 a few weeks before the rebate. They let me return it and buy it back last week so I qualified. Of course this is a local Ritz store, not online. For things like this, I like to buy local if I can.

Not to say I didn't order a few accessories after the fact :-)
Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did
the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for
$1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I
explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He
said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.

What's the trick to this game? Tnx for any help. Wow, if I can
get past this hurdle, I can go shoot pictures, which is MUCH more
fun.

frankB
--

G-Man
 
Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did
the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for
$1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I
explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He
said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.
I started to think about how flakely these companies are! I talked to a 2nd person at Ritz, and they said they don't match price on rebate items. Then I noticed that on resellerratings.com they're 6.65 out of 10. Flakey!

Buydig.com has most all the rebate forms up on their site, but not the one for the D70. Something's up with that. Flakey!

I ended up remembering about the great customer service at KEH.com (9.5 out of 10). So, I ended up ordering with them. Yes, they're an official Nikon dealer. 2 days shipping! I can't wait. ;-)

frankB
 
I would have stuck with Buydig myself, and just ordered a lens from them, well Beachcamera, last week.

I did order a Sandisk Ultra II 1gig from Keh.com when there was a rebate on it. They didn't send the form and after contacting them 3 times, phone and email I still have not received it.

Ugh!

L.A.
Buydig.com has most all the rebate forms up on their site, but not
the one for the D70. Something's up with that. Flakey!

I ended up remembering about the great customer service at KEH.com
(9.5 out of 10). So, I ended up ordering with them. Yes, they're
an official Nikon dealer. 2 days shipping! I can't wait. ;-)

frankB
 
Pro Photo Supply is AWESOME. The Shutterbug is overpriced, but that's where I bought my D70. Didn't know about PPS at the time. Now I go just to torture myself...and rent stuff I can't afford to buy. :)

--Adria
Ritz, Wolf et al are terrible in my opinion. I used to be able to
get local Wolf to deal-no more. That's the price-take it or leave
it. So, I have left them for good. Have not been in their store in
2 years.And their inventory has gone from lots of "good" stuff to
mostly low end. I now go to local Pro Photo Supply, The ShutterBug
or B&H/Adorama. My .02
Regards,
Shooter2
--



http://www.pbase.com/adriainpdx
 
I would have stuck with Buydig myself, and just ordered a lens from
them, well Beachcamera, last week.

I did order a Sandisk Ultra II 1gig from Keh.com when there was a
rebate on it. They didn't send the form and after contacting them
3 times, phone and email I still have not received it.
Wow, first negative thing I've heard. I've sold stuff through them, and they were very easy to contact and work with. Well, if anything out of the ordinary happens, I'll post it here. Tnx,

frankB
 
Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did
the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for
$1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I
explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He
said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.

What's the trick to this game? Tnx for any help. Wow, if I can
get past this hurdle, I can go shoot pictures, which is MUCH more
fun.

frankB
Ya, I did the same chat just now and they didn't say anything about not doing it because of a rebate she just said the best they can do is $1222. Might be different if you call them though.
 
I bought my D70 from Ritz and although they did not price match buydig's 1147 they brought it down to 1199 citing the $100 limitation on price-matching. Other buyers in this forum were able to get a buydig price match. I suggest that you try a different salesperson by giving them a call.
Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did
the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for
$1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I
explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He
said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.

What's the trick to this game? Tnx for any help. Wow, if I can
get past this hurdle, I can go shoot pictures, which is MUCH more
fun.

frankB
Ya, I did the same chat just now and they didn't say anything about
not doing it because of a rebate she just said the best they can do
is $1222. Might be different if you call them though.
--
Vic
i-candy
 
I ordered my D70 on Monday Nov. 8, and they did price match BuyDig at $1147.99. It took a little while for them to check it out on the site, and the rep. had to get supervisor approval but they did it and said that it would qualify for the $100 rebate (coupon downloadable from website). I had a US based sales rep. as opposed to India, which may have made a difference. Camera arrive Wednesday, and I like it much better than my Digital Rebel. Great camera and lens for net cost of $1047.99! I would just keep calling until you get a rep. that will do the price match, quite a few people have received it.
Well, I'm ready to order. So I just got on the Ritz site, and did
the live chat. I explained Buydig (AKA Beach Camera) had it for
$1127. At first he said, no, Buydig's price was $1299. Then I
explained you had to put it in the cart to see the lower price. He
said that constituted a promotional offer, and they wouldn't match.

What's the trick to this game? Tnx for any help. Wow, if I can
get past this hurdle, I can go shoot pictures, which is MUCH more
fun.

frankB
Ya, I did the same chat just now and they didn't say anything about
not doing it because of a rebate she just said the best they can do
is $1222. Might be different if you call them though.
--
Vic
i-candy
 

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